1 When did Housman write the majority of his poetry? The late nineteenth century The early twentieth century The mid nineteenth century The early nineteenth century 2 Who is the speaker of “When I Was One-and-Twenty”? A young man from the countryside A middle-aged man from the countryside An old man who has moved to the city A younger version of Housman 3 Which of the following best describes Housman's character as a scholar? Garrulous Witty Confrontational Lax 4 Which of the following does not describes Housman as a poet? Sentimental Witty Old-fashioned Scholarly 5 What is the title of Housman's most famous collection of poems? A London Boy A London Lad A Shropshire Lad A Shropshire Boy 6 How long are the stanzas in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? Sixteen Lines Seven Lines Six Lines Eight Lines 7 What is the rhyme scheme of "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? ABABABAB ABCBADAD The two stanzas do not share a rhyme scheme ABCBCDAD 8 How does the speaker characterize himself in the past? Poor Stupid Happy Proud 9 How does the wise man describe love? As an overwhelming force As a transaction As a feeling that should be reserved for God As a relationship with other people 10 What does the ending of the first stanza imply? The speaker was already in love The speaker never fell in love The speaker is in love now but not then The speaker gave away his heart 11 Which of the following best describes Housman's version of rural life? Accurate Idealized Demonized Critical 12 Who was the primary audience of pastoral poetry? Rural people who had moved to the city and were nostalgic for what they left behind Urbanites attracted to the fantasy of rural life Suburbanites who saw themselves as rural Rural people reading about their own lives 13 Which of the following is not an example of "old-fashioned" language in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? Rue Bosom Guinea 'Tis 14 Which element of pastoral poetry does Housman employ most frequently? Simple, innocent speaker Descriptions of the countryside Religious allegory Focus on shepherds 15 Why might Housman have been attracted to the pastoral genre? He wanted to criticize the genre He believed all scholarship should be emotional He found it freeing He was himself from Shropshire 16 What does the phrase "in vain" usually connote? A bad deal A tragic heartbreak A valuable sacrifice A costly expenditure 17 How do the last two lines subvert the reader's expectations? We assumed the speaker was learned We assumed the speaker was older We assumed the wise man was wrong We assumed the speaker had a positive view of love 18 What is ironic about the wise man's allusion to "endless" woe? The speaker's youth means he can't know that his grief is really endless In reality, the speaker has already gotten over the pain of love The speaker is only sad because he never found love None of the above 19 How does the irony of "When I Was One-and-Twenty" change the mood of the poem? It reveals Housman's hatred of the speaker It renders the poem more optimistic It renders the poem more pessimisstic It renders the poem more bitter 20 What does "When I Was One-and-Twenty" suggest about love? Love is just a transaction, and the lover always ends up losing Love is painful, but the pain is worth it True love is something only young people can experience A cynical attitude about love can be just as naive as a hopeful one 21 How does Housman NOT characterize the speaker? As world-weary As wise As bitter As a bit foolish 22 What is suspicious about the "wise man"? He doesn't listen to the young man's response The advice he gives serves to benefit him His wisdom is in the eyes of the youthful speaker The advice he gives turns out to be incorrect 23 Which of the following is a similarity between "When I Was One-and-Twenty" and the famous pastoral poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe? Both poems describe the beauty of the countryside Both poems are writen in a sing-song style Both poems emphasize pleasure Both poems are ironic 24 When and where did the pastoral tradition originate? Renaissance England The English industrial revolution Ancient Greece Ancient Rome 25 How does the wise man's transactional vision of love evolve over the course of the poem? It remains stable throughout the poem It is tempered by grief It becomes more pronounced It is proven wrong by the joys of love